Unless the presidency redirect, otherwise, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Dikko Abdulahi handed over to Tahir Musa, the Deputy Comptroller-General, Enforcement, Investigation and Inspection who is fourth position in the hierarchy of the services
As DCG Finance, Administration &Technical Service, John Atte is the most senior DCG follow by two other officers but the CG ignored them handover to his choice, check Custom management teams chart posted on it site, is a cleared testimony of wrong doing of Dikko.
The Dikko have been more comfortable with Tahir than Atte and other two seniors because Tahir had most of the time acted as the acting CG in the absence of Dikko.
Many stakeholders are waiting for the President Muhammadu Buhari to redirects the acting CG to handover to the most senior officer in the service; the CG can choose anyone to replace him.
Meanwhile, Dikko, who is leaving his post today, says he is leaving behind a transparent system and that he has nothing to fear.
Dikko said he was voluntarily leaving office, partly to avoid being fired by President Buhari, and also to allow the younger generation takes over.
“The time I’m leaving is the time I feel those young ones that have developed the software can come up and manage the software,” he told journalists Monday after meeting the president.
“So that is basically the reason and I’m sending out this signal to all those who have stayed put.
“Don’t stay until you are asked you to go. When you feel you have done so much and you believe in the system you have built, then why do you stay? Why don’t you be an umpire? Leave, be by the side and watch and advise,” he said.
Dikko left after putting in six years as the head of Customs, one of Nigeria’s main revenue sources besides oil and gas.
The Buhari administration has replaced the leadership of critical government offices, and last week, as part of wider reforms, announced an extensive audit of all revenue generating agencies of government.
Dikko wrote to the president on August 3 seeking permission to stand down.
Buhari approved his resignation request 11 days later.
Fielding questions from journalists after meeting the president on Monday, the former Customs boss said under his watch revenue appreciated by 20 percent.
“Revenue appreciated by 20 percent from when I took over and the officers that did the work are still around and I think that the NCS – I stand to be corrected- is the only service that is fully automated in the system of operation,” he said, saying it is time for the younger generation who built the automated systems to take over.
“We have no fear,” he added.
Dikko said the only way the Customs service can move forward is to give chance to the younger generation.
